Invite: Now that I am learning how to use PhotoShop, I am completely addicted! I made this invite and tried to use wording reflecting the theme of the novel.
I asked guests when the RSVP'd to choose one of the twelve districts and arrive dressed in black with an accessory representative of their District. This was easy enough for the guests to do and added a fun, creative aspect to the evening.
Entry Decor: I again called on my husband to help create a fence similar to the electrified fence around District 12 at our front door. It left room for guests to come in, but got the idea across.
Decor: I set the table with a neutral colored tablecloth and symbols from the novel. A big hit was the "Sponsor Parachute" I hung from the ceiling. To make this, I covered a plastic basket I bought at the Dollar Tree with silver metallic tissue paper and attached a pretzel bun to the sides with grey yarn. It hung over the dining table.
For the centerpiece, I bought a dozen white roses to represent President Snow's obsession and how it impacts Katniss in the novel. I surrounded the vase with coal to symbolize District 12. On each side of this, I put the Hunger Games and Catching Fire novels with other symbols -- bread to represent Peeta and arrows to represent Katniss. I made these arrows with grey felt and sticks the kids and I found on one of our walks.
My place cards were mini bows and arrows. I made these by soaking popsicle sticks in water for an hour and bending them into this shape. I then tied them with fishing line (you could use floss) to keep their shape and painted them black. For the arrows, I cut the tops of skewers and attached the scrapbook paper. I downloaded the Hunger Games font free here. I used this for almost all the printed items for the dinner.
My napkin rings represented the "weapons" for the Quarter Quell. For added color, I used two napkins and just folded one paper napkin to be a little smaller than the red one.
I matched the wine charms with the Districts the guests were dressing as. I downloaded the District symbols from the web and printed them on grey card stock.
Behind the dining table, I covered our family photos with quotes/images from the novel.
These were the wine bottle labels I made on Photoshop and wrapped around the wine bottles.
Menu: I read Catching Fire a second time to get inspiration for the menu for this dinner. They serve a lot of dishes at the parties in the Capital, but I decided to theme my menu after food the tributes ate during the Quarter Quell. I made the menu on Photoshop and then backed it on orange card stock and placed it on each guest's plate.
The main dish was "Peeta Bread Sandwiches with Charred Tree Rat Meat." This was pita bread sandwiches that I filled with Steak and veggies. I used a fajita packet to season the meat, red/green peppers, onions, and tomato chunks before putting them in the pita.
As a side, I served "Speared Sweet Raw Seafood" which was really just shrimp I cooked with butter and garlic. I made the skewers into arrows to fit with the theme.
My salad was "Nightlock Berry Salad with Roasted Tree Nuts" to match food items from the novel. This was a simple salad with feta, blueberries, and toasted almonds. I served it with Balsamic Vinaigrette.
They didn't have dessert in the Quarter Quell, but I wanted to have a cake at this dinner since it happened to be one of my guest's birthday. I made this round cake with Catching Fire flames on the side and the Catching Fire symbol on the top. To make the symbol, I made a stencil on parchment paper from an image I found on Google. It took a long time to cut out the parts to make the stencil and some "fill-in" spots later to make the textured wings, but I think it came out pretty good.
Favor: I made "Sponsor Parachutes" for a favor with silver tissue paper and silver balloons. Inside the tissue paper, I made these cute cookies...
Again, these were made with a stencil cut from a Mockingjay symbol I found online. After I made the dough, I put the stencil on the cookie and dusted them with cocoa powder. Then I baked them. This is the tag I designed for the outside of the favor...
This was another fun party, and I am really looking forward to seeing the movie in a couple weeks with many of these girls. Hope you enjoyed this post...HAPPY HUNGER GAMES!!
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